Team news

Chelsea set Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are expected to be offered on Sunday after recovering from injury and health problem, respectively.

Head coach Enzo Maresca had the luxury of making ten modifications to his beginning XI for Thursday's Conference League win at Heidenheim, with Benoit Badiashile the only player keeping his location.

Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana could be involved after missing 2 matches with a foot issue.

Jacob Ramsey stays out, but fit-again Boubacar Kamara went back to the Villa line-up versus Juventus midweek, and Ezri Konsa was an unused substitute following a hip concern.

Match facts

Head-to-head

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  Aston Villa can earn three successive away league wins versus Chelsea for just the 2nd time, having actually done so between 1930 and 1933.
  
  

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  Rental property is competing to end up being the very first visiting group to keep three top-flight clean sheets at Stamford Bridge given that Everton from 1977 to 1984.
  
  

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  These teams likewise satisfied in last season's FA Cup 4th round, with Chelsea advancing 3-1 in a replay at Villa Park after a goalless draw in your home.
  
  

Chelsea

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  Chelsea lost all eight league matches last season against the teams that ended up in the leading four (D5, L3), and they've only taken one point from 3 meetings with those sides in 2024-25.
  
  

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  However, their only 3 beats in the past 27 top-flight video games came away to Arsenal and Liverpool and in your home to Manchester City (W15, D9).
  
  

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  The Blues are in danger of going 7 consecutive top-flight home matches without a tidy sheet from the beginning of a season for the first time considering that a run of nine in 1978-79.
  
  

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  Just 41% of Chelsea's points this season have come at home, the most affordable percentage of any side this term.
  
  

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  Nicolas Jackson has been directly associated with 17 goals in his previous 20 Premier League looks, scoring 12 and establishing 5.
  
  

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  No player has produced more opportunities from open play in the Premier League this season than Cole Palmer, with 28. Palmer has made 4 appearances in all competitors without ever scoring against Aston Villa; he just has an even worse record against Liverpool, who he's faced five times.
  
  

Aston Villa

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  Aston Villa are winless in 7 video games in all competitions (D3, L4). It's their longest run without a success under Unai Emery.
  
  

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  They lost all three competitive away matches in November, having won five and drawn among their opening six fixtures on the road this season.
  
  

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  Rental property have actually earned 11 points from losing positions in 2024-25, behind just Manchester City's 13.
  
  

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  Their only tidy sheet in 17 league matches was available in a 0-0 home draw against Manchester United last month. During that period, Villa yielded 31 goals, an average of 1.82 per game.
  
  

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  Ollie Watkins might become the very first checking out player to score 3 match-winning goals at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League.
  
  

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  Jhon Duran scored five goals in his very first eight alternative looks for Villa this season however has failed to score in eight subsequent cameos off the bench.
  
  

Goal Prediction

The groups were delighted with their scoring capability in 2 current head-to-head matches, netting four objectives. We anticipate this goal parade to continue. Both challengers have been scoring a lot this season. Vacation home has actually decreased, however they still create numerous chances; their ending up is lacking. Thinking about Chelsea has actually conceded in their last 7 Premier League matches, one could bank on Both Teams to Score (Yes).

Corner Prediction

These groups are among the league leaders in corner kicks made. They balance about six corner kicks per game each, so an overall of over 9.5 corners seems like an optimal bet, particularly considering that this bet has hit in 5 consecutive Aston Villa matches in the EPL and 7 head-to-head conferences at Stamford Bridge. Try the Bet9ja promotion code YOHAIG for a sweet _100K Bonus with your first deposit . The minimum deposit required is 100 Naira. You'll also get a 170 percent boost bonus!

Match Prediction

Given their current kind, Chelsea appears like the preferred. However one can not rule out the possibility of an upset, particularly thinking about the last 5 head-to-head encounters where Londoners have only one triumph. The visitors will create possibilities; if their ending up doesn't disappoint, they may take points from the "Blues." We attempt to recommend that this will take place. We anticipate a high-scoring draw with a score of 2:2, but predicting an outcome is too risky, so as a vital bet, we propose an overall of over 2.5 goals. This bet has actually struck 6 out of Aston Villa's last seven away matches in the Premier League.